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Aeschynanthus sojolianus

A lipstick plant described in 2006 from Mt Sojol in northwest Central Sulawesi, collected around 1,500 m. That is cool, wet montane forest, so grow it cooler than most Aeschynanthus, with high humidity all year.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Known from a 2000 collection on Mt Sojol, kept as a living specimen at Edinburgh and recorded from about 1,500 m. It is presumably an epiphyte of mossy montane forest.

Collected at about 1,500 m.

Sulawesi

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.